Altered Images »

Altered Images

I am featured in an astounding new book ‘Altered Images’, compiled by RomanyWG.
The book has 50 contributing photographers from 18 different countries, including artists you may have heard of through Flickr and other photo-sharing sites. The artists include Max Sauco, Aaron Nace, Solea/Carmen Gonzalez, Mattijn Franssen and Lissy Elle. My images [...]

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Posted in Books, Collaborations & commissions, Press/sponsors on October 13th, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Theatre workshops are back! Three dates confirmed »

Theatre workshops are back! Three dates confirmed

Read for details of my next photography workshops set in a theatre, Royal Hippodrome in Eastbourne, along with testimonials from past students. The day, set in an unconventional shooting space, involves both shooting and editing.

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Posted in Events - workshops etc on March 16th, 2011 | Leave a comment »

Workshops in a haunted theatre »

Workshops in a haunted theatre

Above: Performing the past (view on Flickr)
Last weekend I held two workshops in the Royal Hippodrome, a semi-functional theatre in Eastbourne. It was an exciting prospect to use a ‘real’ location and one that had derelict properties about the place. The hardest thing was figuring out what exactly my workshops there would be themed on. [...]

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Posted in Events - workshops etc on December 16th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

December workshops in a semi-derelict (and supposedly haunted) theatre! »

December workshops in a semi-derelict (and supposedly haunted) theatre!

After having used plain studio spaces successfully enough in my London levitation-themed workshops, I am now ready to embrace a more guttural, ‘real’, and moody space. After doing workshops in the LA warehouse, and feeling happy to sacrifice the cleanness, reliability and sanitised lighting set-up of a studio for a place that exudes tungsten rawness, [...]

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Posted in Events - workshops etc on December 1st, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Flying solo – images from October workshops in London »

Flying solo – images from October workshops in London

Above is an image taken at my latest London workshops! (view on Flickr). The workshops on 9 & 10 October were similar to my very first workshops held in September – with the levitation theme set in a studio, and a class of 8 students on each of the two days.
As it’s coming nearer – [...]

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Posted in Events - workshops etc on October 16th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Next workshops – 9th & 10th October! »

Next workshops – 9th & 10th October!

I have dates for my next London workshops! They will be on the Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th October. Due to the success of my first workshops, I am going to deliver the same workshop (themed on levitation) again set in a studio.

The class is a ONE-DAY workshop to be held in a studio in [...]

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Posted in Events - workshops etc on September 27th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Masterclasses with Brooke Shaden in LA »

Masterclasses with Brooke Shaden in LA

Only this week have I announced my first London workshops for 4 & 5 Sep, but I’ll waste no time in also letting you know I will be doing collaborative workshops with fellow art photographer Brooke Shaden on the US west coast in November!

MASTERCLASS: Bringing art into photography
This course is for photographers/aspiring artists who want [...]

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Posted in Collaborations & commissions, Events - workshops etc on August 20th, 2010 | 14 Comments »

First London workshops! Sep 4th & 5th »

First London workshops! Sep 4th & 5th

I am pleased to finally confirm dates for my first UK photography workshop!
The class is a ONE-DAY workshop to be held in a studio in London, taking you from conception of ideas through to final images.
The first workshops’ dates are Sat 4th & Sun 5th September 2010. Read more below.
My class is for people who [...]

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Posted in Events - workshops etc on August 14th, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Attention all artists: your old work isn’t THAT bad »

Exploring the way in which artists judge their earlier work as inferior, and how it is worth considering the artistic merit of your earlier work.

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Posted in Essays, musings on March 4th, 2010 | 14 Comments »

Bending over backwards in Photoshop. Literally »

Bending over backwards in Photoshop. Literally

How I made THIS:

From THIS:

A few people were against me posting this entry, as they preferred me to keep the mystery of my imagery intact.
Because I’d already written it and promised it, I think it’s only right that I publish my entry on this occasion. I don’t do it with alot of images anyway.
Now, first [...]

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Posted in Tutorials/'making of' on February 2nd, 2010 | 37 Comments »